Don't miss the chance to join us for the 2026 Vohra Miller Lecture for an invigorating discussion on how inequities shape access to primary care during public health emergencies.
When: Thursday, March 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm ET
Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/vIHR50YrUal
Get ready for this year’s #UofTGivingDay! From March 1 - 26, donations to featured DLSPH funds will be matched 1:1 (up to $1,000) while funds last.
Double your impact by donating here:
https://ow.ly/LV7750Yq99T.
We are excited to share that Global Affairs Canada has awarded DLSPH's Centre for Global Health $3.5 million to evaluate and improve global health initiatives.
Learn more about the difference this funding will make: https://ow.ly/FXjZ50Yh4bc
#GlobalHealth #DLSPH
“Moving the collection would have been an irrecoverable loss to Canadian science,” says Dr. James Scott, Director of the UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity. Read about the fungal biobank and its future: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2026/02/04/d....
We are pleased to share that the UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity at DLSPH will remain at its location, thanks to a generous donation from the Weston Family Foundation. The collection risked being sent overseas where regulations would limit Canadian researchers’ access to it.
“You’ve got to be brave. You've got to be bold.”
That’s #healthcare executive and @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social alumna Lisa Alcia’s advice for current and future #publichealth students.
Read what that looked like for her: https://ow.ly/3XCV50Y6suS
#CareerAdvice
In October, the Centre for Global Health team met with colleagues overseas for the first-ever DLSPH and Mastercard Foundation’s Africa Health Collaborative Partnered Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #GlobalHealth
Last summer, students from the DLSPH Outreach and Access Program’s Summer Institute visited The Stop’s Green Barn to explore how sustainable farming practices connected to their case study on climate change & its impacts on public health.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #SustainableFarming
DLSPH Students: Please check Quercus to see if your in-person IHPME/PHS classes scheduled for today (Monday, January 26, 2026) have been moved to a virtual format, or if they have been cancelled.
For updates on our St. George campus, please check here: https://www.utoronto.ca/campus-status.
New research from the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases reveals how RSV can impact adults, who are at risk for severe infection and the importance of the RSV vaccine.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/5nhB50Y21Y7
#RSV #Research #PublicHealth
We asked the DLSPH community to share their 2025 highlights:
PhD Candidate Carlos Sanchez-Pimienta visited the Australian National University for a two-week leadership program on governance for planetary health equity.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #PhDcandidate
In June 2025, CanPath’s first Synthetic Dataset Workshop, hosted at CRIS, brought together students, instructors & clinician scientists from the academic health community for training in its trusted research environment, with partners from Lifebit. #2025DLSPHwrapped
Today, we’re featuring a moment from June 2025 when students from DLSPH’s Clinical Epidemiology & Health Care Research program took this photo while enjoying their Student Orientation.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #Epidemiology
DLSPH students, alumni, staff, and faculty: Register for tomorrow’s C.P. Shah Alumni Award of Excellence in Public Health with Dr. Mary Jo Haddad! Happening in person from 12-1 pm. Register here: https://ow.ly/7EFI50Y0o7S.
The 1st cohort of the MPH Black Health program graduated this past spring. Pictured: Adrianna Perryman, Josh Pratt, Tiya Samuel, Asli Nur, Simone Blais, Program Director Dr. Roberta K. Timothy, Amani Chabikuli, & Osatohanwe (Joanne) Okungbowa! (Photo credit: Asli Nur)
#2025DLSPHwrapped
We are proud to share that DLSPH Professor Emeritus Chandrakant Shah and Professor Allison McGeer were recently appointed to the Order of Canada.
Read about their trailblazing work: https://ow.ly/pSoy50XZKWx.
#OrderofCanada #PublicHealth
Students from our Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact (@dlsphjournalism) were recently spotlighted for contributing some of the BMJ’s top feature stories of 2025.
#TopStories #PublicHealth
Read more: https://ow.ly/93xM50XYgyT
Students from our @dlsphjournalism.bsky.social were recently spotlighted for contributing some of @bmj.com’s top feature stories of 2025.
#TopStories #PublicHealth
Read more: ow.ly/93xM50XYgyT
🗓️ Join us on Feb. 5 for our annual Black Leaders in Health Awards, celebrating outstanding individuals whose leadership and advocacy advance health equity and strengthen communities.
🔗 Register to attend here: https://ow.ly/Pp1x50XYfl4
#BlackExcellence #DLSPH #BlackLeaders
⚠️ Weather Alert: @utm.utoronto.ca, @utsc.utoronto.ca and #UofT St. George campuses are open and operational today.
Stay informed! Updates on campus operations will continue to be shared on social media and our website at utoronto.ca/campus-status
⚠️ Weather Alert: Due to severe weather conditions, @utm.utoronto.ca, @utsc.utoronto.ca and #UofT St. George campuses are closed today. All scheduled campus activities are cancelled.
For details, visit our website at https://www.utoronto.ca/campus-status
In May, DLSPH alumni gathered to mingle and celebrate at the Dean’s Alumni Cocktail Reception, part of our Alumni Reunion activities.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #UofTalumni #DLSPHalumni
In May 2025, IHPME held its annual Research and Impact Day, a student-led all-day event.
We continue our #2025DLSPHwrapped looking back at DLSPH community highlights.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #HealthSystems #Research
The 2025 Biostatistics Research Day poster presentation winners pictured with Prof. Tony Panzarella, Prof. Olli Saarela, & members of the Corey family—Mary Corey and her son Brennan—who sponsor the 3 Paul Corey Memorial poster prizes.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #Biostats
Our next #2025DLSPHwrapped memory happened in May when the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics welcomed Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Teresa Tam, who gave the keynote address at their annual Interdisciplinary Symposium. #PublicHealth
The Boehm Lecture on Public Health and Healthcare was held on May 26, 2025, in partnership with CBC Ideas. The keynote speaker Kathy Loon discussed the topic, Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands.
Stay tuned for more #2025DLSPHwrapped memories!
#IndigenousHealth
Attendees at the annual land-based Indigenizing Health Symposium gathered at Hart House Farm, Caledon, Ontario. The event was hosted by the @wbiih_ & the Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research.
More #2025DLSPHwrapped memories to come!
#IndigenousHealth #LandBased
Second year MPH-Nutrition and Dietetics students celebrated their culminating project presentations in March 2025. Topics ranged from AI Solutions in Food Services to Policy Review on National Strategies for Anemia Prevention and Control.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #NutritionStudies
Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re sharing special moments from the DLSPH community.
This February, we celebrated the award recipients of the Black Leaders in Health Awards: Tameika Shaw, Onye Nnorom, Sylvia Okonofua and Paul Bailey.
#2025DLSPHwrapped #BlackLeadersInHealth
